For years wood garage doors ruled the new home market as well as the replacement garage door market. About 27 years ago manufacturers started offering decorative raised panel steel garage doors in limited design and initially most garage doors were only primed and required finish painting. Well the times have changed and wood overhead doors are almost completely obsolete with the exception of custom wood carriage garage doors.
First I’ll speak of some of the benefits of wood garage doors. First and foremost they’ll take a beating without falling apart or becoming unsightly. Wood overhead garage doors can also be cut to fit your garage floor to help ensure a good seal along the floor. If your concrete garage floor is extremely out of level or broken and settled a steel door won’t seal the floor. In a rental home situation where tenant abuse of property regularly occurs, a wood garage door will last much longer with minimum repairs and maintenance other than painting.
Steel replacement garage doors come from the factory pre-painted in a handful of colors and numerous designs. They have the options of decorative windows, insulation, various sizes, can be custom designed and generally weigh less than a wood overhead garage door. Steel replacement garage doors don’t sag like wood garage doors and if the garage floor is level they make an excellent seal against the floor. Steel replacement garage doors won’t rot and since they’re pre-painted they require virtually no aesthetic maintenance only routine mechanical maintenance. Even if you choose to paint your steel replacement garage door, as long as you prepare the surface properly and use good quality paint on your overhead door the finish will last for many years to come.
If you need assistance with a new replacement garage door for your home or rental property a professional garage door company can help. If your existing garage door needs a wood replacement section or you simply need your garage door repaired.
